R. Turjoman

MD | Public Health | Patient Safety

[Paul Sufka, MD @psufka]

I’m doing a grand rounds on social media in medicine and want to give various specialists a short list of people/accounts to follow to build their network.

For learning purposes, who are the top 3-4 to follow in each specialty?

Please help RT.

[John Mandrola, MD @drjohnm]

Most people who take #statins get no lifespan gain.
But the small number who gain years, can gain a lot.
Think lottery.
People have diff views on lottery.
Key is that the decision must be up to patient not doc.
Best paper> Finegold et al https://t.co/8d0m2FW46r https://t.co/s4VXRRwXej

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

It turn out that about two-thirds of the drop in national readmission rate is actually due just to upcoding of severity, not better care. https://t.co/cFYuvpiC8e

[Richard Lehman @RichardLehman1]

"The result is that it is estimated that less than 15% of treatment guideline recommendations are supported by high-quality evidence." https://t.co/6Q6EhLLQFQ

[AAMC @AAMCtoday]

Article presents how community expertise/wisdom can inform & advance efforts to improve #HealthOfAll: https://t.co/vwHGrZaGWh #healthequity

[Joseph Ross @jsross119]

4 proposals to reduce drug prices, including fixing AMP formula so that rebates stop undermining public Rx costs https://t.co/7SEakEpvdE

[R. Turjoman @RTurjoman]

Article captures how doctors can wrestle w/ idea that care does not always="doing everything"/"ordering tests" esp. for older patients https://t.co/gopqbySIFw

[Bernadette Keefe @nxtstop1]

Two Qs doctors should ask patients https://t.co/FAm2XVDzsA >Esp as people age with mult-chronic diseases: What r your goals? How can I help?

[R. Turjoman @RTurjoman]

Great thread by @charlesornstein of @ProPublica that shows importance of discussing #financialCOI https://t.co/cy8uMjT71H

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

1/ I think it may be worth taking a step back and reviewing all the questions about @SecPriceMD and his investments. Here goes:

[Robert Faturechi @RobertFaturechi]

We're up late tonight @ProPublica reviewing the massive release of $$ disclosures for WH staff.

Help us:

https://t.co/NUQ3nflzcO

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Why is physician burnout a #PublicHealth crisis & what can be done to solve it? Read more @AmerMedicalAssn https://t.co/oKgvP7shgm

[Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation]

Gates Open Research initiative will allow researchers funded by us to publish their work on a free-to-access site https://t.co/5mcvDsKvp9

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

To reduce hospital mortality, I guess we should have unannounced accreditation surveys every day https://t.co/JyxAl4an03
@JAMAInternalMed

[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @JohnsHopkinsSPH]

A survey by @JohnsHopkinsSPH showed that only 53 percent of U.S. doctors reported using a drug monitoring program https://t.co/G33Kr0gTJC

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The overuse of medical services: a pandemic, but worst in the US https://t.co/eGl39EPStV @TheLancet impressive paper

[Harlan Krumholz @hmkyale]

Replication problems in science makes me wonder: is 1 clinical trial enough change practice? Maybe we need >1? https://t.co/mKUruEDZ7o

[Centre for Health Policy @Imperial_CHP]

#WISH2016 is almost coming to a close with the closing ceremony upon us. Read all the reports from the Summit - https://t.co/bRMMx4dtwd

[R. Turjoman @RTurjoman]

"#Health #Innovation is not about technology, but rather how to deploy it" - @krishna_u #WISH2016 #GDHI

[Dr. Jacqueline del Castillo @jdelc]

"We need prefabricated problem sourcing not just solution sourcing." via @krishna_u @WISHQatar #WISH2016 #WISHGDHI

[Maja Kecman @majakecman]

"We are treating a sociological problem like a technological one" @donberwick on big reason innovation is not adopted and spread #WISH2016

[Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (Views posted are my own) @DrLuyirika]

At Duke; borrowed ideas on cataract surgery from SE Asia to reduce cost of cataract surgery that would cost $2000 in US to $40 #WISH2016